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12-22-2017, 10:46 AM
#222
Drifting
Coolant / electrical bussing is a natural fit for tunnel routing;
12-22-2017, 11:30 AM
#223
Moderator
You don't need a tunnel that large for coolant and electrical routing. That thing looks as big as the C7 tunnel and that has the exhaust pipes and torque tube which really take up the space.
12-22-2017, 11:53 AM
#224
Drifting
The tunnel's primary purpose is likely for chassis strength/rigidity, as it has been in the past. It's usually called part of a "backbone structure". It's also a natural routing location for "stuff".
Last edited by RedLS6; 12-22-2017 at 12:02 PM.
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12-22-2017, 10:51 PM
#226
Le Mans Master
I wonder if "they" finally got to him (or her).
12-22-2017, 11:03 PM
#227
Burning Brakes
What are they going to do to him? Ground him for a week? Put him in timeout? ZERV isn’t breaking any laws as far as I know. Maybe he signed some agreement saying that he wouldn’t leak information or something, but is it legally binding? The pictures are something GM doesn’t want us seeing, but they didn’t copyright them. If ZERV is in fact a GM employee, he will be fired if caught. But if he isn’t an employee, GM can’t do anything. He has access to interesting stuff, so he’s just sharing it. ZERV has more pictures coming, just wait.
Last edited by Quinten33; 12-22-2017 at 11:07 PM.
12-23-2017, 12:25 AM
#228
Safety Car
What do we know about the upcoming ME?
Last edited by elegant; 12-26-2017 at 05:00 AM.
12-23-2017, 01:22 AM
#229
Le Mans Master
It was a joke...
12-23-2017, 01:30 AM
#230
16 Vettes and counting…..
There must be some additional shots of the body yet to come. Can't tell much from this one, but I hope the spoiler is integrated or deployable....no tacked on pieces.
that's a big thing for me
12-23-2017, 08:36 AM
#232
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The high tunnel maybe to keep the current esthetic we expect in our sports cars. Personally, i’m turned off by a lack of that tunnel in European rear engine autos. Another reason that if the engine radiators are in the front the thickly insulated coolant lines in the tunnel need a lot of space to coincide with drive by wire cables. GMs previous rear engine auto ran them down each side just between the rails and not insulated.
Check out these Fiero Chassis pictures with a large tunnel structure excluding coolant lines.
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12-23-2017, 02:19 PM
#233
Burning Brakes
I agree. I hope it’s similar to the mclaren 720s with a nice active wing that looks great down but useful on a track.
12-23-2017, 05:18 PM
#234
Burning Brakes
If it looks even half as good as the 720s, I’ll be happy. But if it has an active spoiler, it needs to be moved by electric motors, not hydraulics or pneumatics. Electric motors react quicker and are a lot lighter.
12-23-2017, 05:29 PM
#235
Burning Brakes
Ya I hadn’t even thought of that. I wouldn’t be surprised if the used a standard attached spoiler for the base, then an active for the upper models and a high wing for an all out track version (gt3 fighter.). At least that’s my hope.
12-23-2017, 05:39 PM
#236
Burning Brakes
I see no spoiler for the Base model, like a Huracan. An active spoiler should be on Touring models, like a 720s. Track focused models should have a hybrid wing, Koenigsegg Agera RS/One:1 where it’s mounted to the body but the contact patch moves. That would be ideal in my opinion.
12-23-2017, 05:42 PM
#237
Burning Brakes
I see no spoiler for the Base model, like a Huracan. An active spoiler should be on Touring models, like a 720s. Track focused models should have a hybrid wing, Koenigsegg Agera RS/One:1 where it’s mounted to the body but the contact patch moves. That would be ideal in my opinion.
That’s exactly what I was thinking you just said it better!!
12-23-2017, 06:07 PM
#238
Burning Brakes
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12-24-2017, 07:47 AM
#240
